Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, KYUNG SOOK

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1613 1617 1672 3786

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.3%
Allow Rate
-9.7% vs TC avg
852
Total Applications
+41.2%
Interview Lift
984
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 789 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.4%
§102 Novelty
59.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577720 TABLET COMPRISING A SALT OF N-(8-(2-HYDROXYBENZOYL)AMINO)CAPRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA Novo Nordisk A/S
17593514 MOUSSE PRODUCTS, METHODS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18681600 COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING NITROGEN MONOXIDE Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18378720 BUFFERED ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR SKIN-ADHERING MEDICAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
18595636 COSMETIC Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17294947 DRIED BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18673481 BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF Non-Final OA The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18577485 SELF-PROPELLED PHARMACEUTICAL DELIVERY CAPSULES Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
17285743 Bioadhesive for Soft Tissue Repair Final Rejection Northeastern University
18696874 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OR2AT4 AGONISTS Non-Final OA Coty Inc.
18259836 STABLE EFFICIENT COSMETIC PREPARATIONS Non-Final OA YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
18265867 AN ANTIPERSPIRANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18037359 TOPICAL SANITISING COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL LIPID Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18751708 SKIN TREATMENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTS Non-Final OA Topix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17928003 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID-CONTAINING OIL AND FAT COMPOSITION Final Rejection OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.
18702383 COMPOSITION COMPRISING GELATIN, GELATIN FILMS AND CAPSULES Non-Final OA Tessenderlo Group NV
18692208 ACTIVE INGREDIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA OPES CORPORATION OY
18597717 ORAL SOLID DOSAGE FORMS COMPRISING CANNABINOIDS Non-Final OA Jazz Pharmaceuticals Research UK Limited
18681812 AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AQUEOUS OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION OF DIFLUPREDNATE Non-Final OA SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LIMITED
18528153 ENCAPSULATION OF LIPOPHILIC INGREDIENTS IN DISPERSIBLE SPRAY DRIED POWDERS SUITABLE FOR INHALATION Non-Final OA Flurry Powders, LLC
18564563 PAIN RELIEF PATCH Non-Final OA CS MEDICA A/S
18156058 Phosphorylated Tri-Block Copolymers with Anti-Microbial Properties Non-Final OA UChicago Argonne, LLC
18501422 High-Potency Vitamin C Topical Formulations Final Rejection MF Beauty Partners LLC
18285645 FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF URINARY SYSTEM DISORDERS Non-Final OA WATERSHED MEDICAL INC
18553657 A NANOFORMULATION FOR GLIOMA TREATMENT AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
18549330 PULLULAN CAPSULES Final Rejection Capsugel Belgium NV
17920346 HPMC CAPSULE WITH REDUCED POWDER RETENTION Final Rejection Capsugel Belgium NV
18279916 GRANULES CONTAINING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR ANIMAL FEED Non-Final OA CAPSULAE
18276540 Pectin Compositions and Methods of Use Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Inc.
18275214 MEDICAL TISSUE ADHESIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HAINING ZHULUOJI BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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